Leiocithara

Leiocithara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus:
Hedley, 1922
Type species
Mangelia infulata
Hedley, 1909
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Eucithara porcellanea (Kilburn, 1992)
  • Leiocythara [sic] (misspelling)

Leiocithara is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Ch. Hedley originally proposed Leiocithara as a subgenus of Eucithara for a group of smooth shells having the contour of Eucithara, but without the characteristic grain sculpture.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Leiocithara include:

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2011). Leiocithara Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432487 on 2017-04-28
  2. ^ Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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